CO129-241 - Governor Des Voeus - 1889 [1-7] — Page 223

I have therefore communicated with Mr. E. Burnie, and Mr G.C. Anderson, on the subject, and I attach copies of their replies.

As Mr. Burnie cannot undertake surveys of machinery, his liberal offer does not

requirements. With regard to sur

regard

meet our

Anderson's terms. For the

last three

years the

average

number of surveys for the three months, November,

December and Jamary

Follows:-

as

1886-7-

77

8

79

68

1887- 1888-9

were

Taking the lowest of these, viz. 188849, and classifying these, surveys under Sit: Anderson's headings, the average per

month

222

month was, afloat 10, in dook 13, Engines 18, Boilers 18, M? Anderson's fees would therefore

amount to

10 at $16

13

18

18

#

"

$160

#

32

#

25

A

K

25

کر کو

416

"450

450

Cost to Colony for one month - $1476.

The fees paid for Examination

in Dotong Kong,

are

1st Class Engineer - #20

and

de

410

It would therefore

require about 100 Examinations to meet the cost of supplying the place of the Government Marine Surveyor for one month, supposing the whole fees were paid to this Government, and nothing to the Examiners.

The average number

examinations

of